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JR's Blog: New Ross Report Podcast w/ Bob Backlund Drops tonight..Bagwell Comments Addressed, RINGSIDE w/ Jim Ross & Friends Tkts for @HOBDallas Show Available at Ticketmaster.com, RAW Feedback, Flair 30 For 30, @InglesAdvantage Markets

JR's Blog:  New Ross Report Podcast w/ Bob Backlund Drops tonight..Bagwell Comments Addressed, RINGSIDE w/ Jim Ross & Friends Tkts for @HOBDallas Show Available at Ticketmaster.com, RAW Feedback, Flair 30 For 30, @InglesAdvantage Markets

Posted: Nov 4th 2015 By: Jim Ross

Hello everyone and welcome to our website. Happy that you found us and we hope that you don't become a stranger. A new, Ross Report drops tonight at 9 ET on podcastone.com, iTunes and here on the homepage of our website. My guest is Bob Backlund, former 6 year, WWWF Champion and a WWE HOFer plus I will address the comments made about me by Mark Bagwell recently on the @steveaustinBSR podcast about me costing Bagwell his wrestling career. Plus, I will give you the first draft of my suggestions on this year's WWE HOF class, why the great @RondaRousey doesn't need to be WWE Divas Champion and so much more including why I don't think that no matter the outcome that Jimmy Snuka will not spend a day in jail over the charges of 3rd degree murder. Download our show for FREE and we thank you for supporting our efforts.

Tickets for our three RINGSIDE w/ Jim Ross Shows @HOBDallas in April during Wrestlemania Texas weekend went on Sale last Friday at ticketmaster.com. All the VIP tickets for the three shows sold out the first day. However, there are PLENTY of good seats remaining for the three House of Blues shows at ticketmaster.com. The HOB is only a few blocks and a very short walk to the ACC where the WWE HOF Ceremony and Monday Night RAW will take place. I will do a show prior to the HOF from 4-6 pm at the HOB and then another one at 11 at the HOB AFTER the HOF concludes. Great beverages, delicious, affordable food and a fun show await you and at each show I'm doing we will include a different, special guest. Plus, we wil have a show AFTER Monday Night RAW which will be a fitting way td a wonderful weekend in the metroplex for Wrestlemania Texas.

Check out www.ticketmaster.com and get your tickets today and join us for a great time in Dallas during the biggest wresting weekend of the year.

WWE was without a great deal of star power Monday night but had one of their better shows IMO nonetheless. It seems that talents who are still present realize that the door is open for them to step up and take ownership of the fleeting albeit lucrative top spots in WWE and become permanent residents of the main event neighborhood of the Promised Land.

Think about it....no Cena, no Taker, no Lesnar, no Orton...if talents who love to say that they are underutilized and want to change their scenery then now is the time to take drastic and perhaps even risky steps to get noticed and to make a profound impression on the decision makers then now is the time to rise up.

The 10 men in the Survivor Series Elimination main event did a good job of illustrating what that type of match can be at Survivor Series. The Usos got a nice spotlight and maximized their minutes with plenty of excitement.

Nice cheating by a quasi cowardly Seth Rollins who left looking strong after the beat down of both Reigns and Ambrose. That's what heels do.

Enjoyable fourway featuring the women of WWE in a a well executed match. Charlotte's promo was spot on and Paige is a compelling villain. Good stuff and I liked how Charlotte's promo sounded as if she was talking in her natural voice.

Cesaro finally got a RAW win which was well received for one of the most underutilized talents in the company. For any one to say that Cesaro has no personality is laughable.

I see ADR turning on the villain Zeb Colter some time soon and becoming the Hispanic fan favorite that WWE desperately needs. It's unfortunate that Alberto wasn't able to keep his commitments to Mexico's AAA after rejoining WWE. That's never a good situation. No one wins in this particular situation.

I'm confused about what Bray Wyatt is becoming with the purported, super natural powers, etc and need that story explained better to me. Still think that Wyatt will one day be a huge fan favorite. Not today, but after a good, hot bad guy run. Has Wyatt inherited Taker's eerie demeanor?

Cena's absence on RAW was essentially thrown away which seems like a break in continuity.

Congrats to Ric Flair for being the object of an ESPN 30 for 30 some time in the future. Hope I'm interviewed. I've got plenty of stories. Trust me.

BTW tickets for my three shows in Dallas at the House of Blues during Wrestlemania weekend in Dallas start at only $20 at www.ticketmaster.com

I wonder if the rest of the world is watching our presidential debate and laughing at our next wave of leaders? Are they saying, "The new leader of the free world is going to be one of those people, really?"

Some may be surprised at some of my unofficial nominees for the 2016 WWE HOF Class that I release on a new, Ross Report Podcast tonight (Tuesday) at 9 ET. www.podcastone.com, iTunes, and the homepage of this site. I reserve the right to change my mind.

Remember to check with your local Ingles Markets if you live in the Southeast USA as they are beginning to carry JR's BBQ Sauces, Chipotle Ketchup and Main Event Jalapeno Honey Mustard. Follow then Twitter @InglesAdvantage.

Don't delay on ordering JR's products online for the holiday from www.wweshop.com and in the UK, Ireland, and in Europe at www.americansoda.co.uk. JR's delicious products make great holiday gifts and stocking stuffers.

If you're in Chicago, stop by The Squared Circle restaurant which is the only place in Chicago that stocks JR's products plus their JR's Breakfast Burger is sinful, and go by Pro Wrestling Tees and get you some swag including a JR's tee.

We hope to tour UK, Ireland in 2016 and are working on promoters, promotions and dates to begin scheduling. Prospective promoters should contact us here on our site at Contact Us on Homepage.

Have a great day everyone and thanks for stopping by...

Remember a new, Ross Report Podcast will drop tonight at 9 PM ET. Subscribe for FREE at iTunes and never miss a show.

Boomer Sooner!

J.R. @JRsBBQ

 

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  • 04-27 1981 Junkyard Dog & Dick Murdoch def. The Grappler & The Super Destroyer for the MSW Mid-South Tag Team Titles
  • 04-27 2003 The Sharpe Brothers (Chaz Sharpe & Rich Sharpe) def. John O'Malley & All-American Aaron for the ACW Tag Team Titles
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  • 04-27 2008 Tyrone def. Jerry Bostic for the 3DW Violent Division Title
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  • 04-28 1976 Ted DiBiase & Dick Murdoch def. Buck Robley & Bob Slaughter for the TSW United States Tag Team Titles
  • 04-28 1980 Kevin Von Erich def. Toru Tanaka for the WCCW American Heavyweight Title
  • 04-28 1989 The Simpson Brothers (Steve Simpson & Shaun Simpson) def. Beauty & The Beast (Terrance M. Garvin & The Beast [2nd]) for the WCCW Texas Tag Team Titles
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  • 04-30 1971 Toru Tanaka def. Johnny Valentine for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
  • 04-30 2004 Shadow of Death def. Terry Montana for the TPW Hardcore Title
  • 04-30 2011 Ryan Reed def. Rolling Thunder for the UWE United States Title
  • 04-30 2011 Ray Martinez def. Ryan Reed for the UWE United States Title
  • 04-30 2016 Ray Martinez became the SRPW Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-30 2022 Clayton Bloodstone def. Ky-Ote for the NCWO Choctaw Nation Title
  • 04-30 2023 El Gallardo/El Vaquero def. Cappuccino Jones for the BPW Lion Heart Title
  • 04-30 2023 Heavyweight Grappling (Dan Webber & Morrison) def. Subject To Death (Cade Fite & Leo Fox) for the BPW Oklahoma Tag Team Titles
  • 05-01 1981 Super Destroyer def. Jim Garvin for the MSW Louisiana Title
  • 05-01 2016 Skylar Slice def. Nikki Knight for the MSWA Ladies Title
  • 05-01 2021 Fuel def. Derek James for the UWE Heavyweight Title
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  • 05-02 1975 Mad Dog Vachon def. Billy Graham for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
  • 05-02 1977 Stan Hansen def. Dick Murdoch for the TSW North American Title
  • 05-02 1984 Krusher Khrushchev became the MSW Television Champion
  • 05-02 1984 The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) def. The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) for the MSW Mid-South Tag Team Titles
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